Saturday, March 26, 2011

I Capture the Castle

Thank you to everyone for your birthday wishes! We've been having a fantastic weekend so far! Today, instead of hitting the vintage fair as previously planned, we decided to stay local and visited nearby Dundurn "Castle." I have explored the outer grounds during summer time, but had never seen the inside, so I really enjoyed this glimpse into how the wealthy lived in 19th century "Upper" Canada. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take flash photography inside the venue and we were not allowed to explore the mansion outside of a fairly crowded group tour, so we didn't manage to get many good pics that weren't blurry, dark, or filled with tour group folks. Oh well, I got at least one clear pic of my outfit, which was my new-to-me 1930s tunic dress (slightly better photo to follow in next post?). As for the interior delights of the castle, I found the picture of the pink room and the famous "floating" staircase on flickr. Post-tour, we enjoyed a lovely indoor cheese n' cracker "picnic" back home Now, that's my kinda birthday weekend adventure! :) What have you been up to?